The Rakiety Oncological Foundation is starting to accept applications for the "Respite Care" program for Non-Governmental Organizations – 2026 edition as part of the Ministry's Program of the Minister of Family and Social Policy financed by the Solidarity Fund.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD: 01/01/2026 – 31/12/2026.
The main objective of the Program is to support family members or caregivers providing direct care to people with disabilities who have:
– certificate of significant disability
or
– a decision treated as equivalent to the decision referred to in letter a, in accordance with Article 5 and Article 62 of the Act of 27 August 1997 on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 100, as amended)
by enabling access to ad hoc, temporary assistance in the form of respite care services, i.e., relieving the burden of daily caregiving responsibilities by providing temporary replacement. Respite care services can also serve to temporarily meet the needs of a person with a disability when family members or caregivers are unable to perform their duties for various reasons.
Respite care services are available when a family member or guardian mentioned above lives in the same household as a person with a disability who requires constant care for everyday needs.
The program is implemented in the form of providing respite care services as part of a daily stay in the place of residence of a person with disabilities.
Respite care services may only be provided by persons:
– of legal age,
– persons with disabilities who are not family members,
– who are not her legal guardians,
– not living together with a person with a disability.
When granting care services, priority is given to the needs of family members or caregivers providing direct care to a person with a disability who permanently resides at home and does not use, for example, a support center, a 24-hour care facility, a community self-help home, a day care center, an occupational therapy workshop, or who is unemployed, studying or learning.
Task implementation area:
– Masovian Voivodeship (Sokołów County, city of Warsaw, Szydłowiec County);- Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Bochnia County, Tarnów subregion (i.e. city of Tarnów,
Tarnów, Brzesko, Dąbrowa counties)
We accept documents from February 9, 2026 to February 16, 2026:
1. in person at the project office of the Rakiety Oncological Foundation in Warsaw, Stryjeńskich 19/21A, 02-791 Warsaw; Mon-Fri 10:00-14:00
2. in person at the project office of the Rakiety Oncological Foundation in Tarnów, ul. Okrężna 4a, 33-100 Tarnów, Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
3. by traditional mail/courier to the above-mentioned addresses;
4. by e-mail of electronically signed documents (with a qualified signature or trusted profile) or a scan of handwritten documents to the following address:
[email protected] for residents of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
[email protected] for residents of the Masovian Voivodeship
The order of applications does not affect the outcome of the recruitment of participants to the Program.
Persons interested in participating in the Program are asked to submit the following documents:
1. Application form for the Respite Care Program for Non-Governmental Organizations – 2026 edition
2. A copy of a valid certificate of significant disability (or equivalent document)
3. Form for assessing the individual situation of a family member/guardian of a person with a disability.
3. GDPR clause
OUR OFFICE:
WARSAW
Rakiety Oncology Foundation
Recruitment: Mon-Fri 10:00-14:00
Stryjeńskich Street 19, unit U21/21A,
02-791 Warsaw
tel: 732 642 222, 795 945 060 lub 537 191 000
email: [email protected]
TARNOW
Rakiety Oncology Foundation
Recruitment: Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Okrężna Street 4a
33-100 Tarnow
tel: 662 598 232, 795 945 060 lub 537 191 000
email: [email protected]
PROGRAM COORDINATOR:
Anna Krysiak
tel: 732 642 222
e-mail: [email protected]
FINANCING:
Respite Care Program for Non-Governmental Organizations – 2026 Edition
is implemented as part of the Ministerial Programme of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy from the Solidarity Fund.
Total value of the project: PLN 518,700.00
Funding: PLN 508,200.00
